Is Your State Closing Its Rest Areas?
Monday, February 22, 2010
As we have been traveling around the State of Arizona, we have noticed that some of the state’s rest areas have been closed. As it turns out, 13…
As we have been traveling around the State of Arizona, we have noticed that some of the state’s rest areas have been closed. As it turns out, 13…
We made our first visit to the Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show last year, and we had no idea how beautiful these Arabian horses were. As we were watching this year’s show, the announcer was instructing us that the Arabian horse is known for it distinctive head shape (it looks like a sea horse to me), its long flowing, high tail carriage, their high spirit, and their marble-hard bone structure.
Phoenix Sky Harbor airport, the Roaming Boomers home airport, snagged the #5 spot with “accessibility” being it only drawback.
When this first piece finished, I was left with a stunning example of the professionalism, and the certain skill of these musicians. I was very impressed with the clarity, and oneness of sound during some of the lighting fast arpeggios displayed in the string section. A lesser orchestra would have made certain mud of these sections. Bravo!
According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, airlines are adding more time to their scheduled flight times: “Across the airline industry, carriers have been adding minutes to…
We decided, having never been to a rodeo, that a rodeo might be a lot of fun. When we arrived, we were amazed to see these 40, 50, and even 60 year old men willingly riding bucking broncos, and most amazingly, torturing themselves on the back of a raging bull!
Tubac, Arizona makes for a wonderful day trip from Phoenix, Arizona. Tubac is 45 minutes south of Tucson, sits on a beautiful valley floor that peers onto 10,000…
Phoenix Day Trip – today we made a day trip to Tubac, and also visited nearby Tumacacori National Historical Park. Tubac is a popular Arizona destination because of…
This Thursday, The Roaming Boomers will be visiting the Phoenix Symphony for a performance of Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf set to the 2008 Oscar winning annimated short…
We have had a lot of rain this winter. That means glorious beauty in the Sonoran Desert. Here is a photograph of mine, from a few years ago, …